Department of Health

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Ageing Ireland running out of time to prepare for future – Nursing Homes Ireland

Head and shoulders photo of Sean Canney speaking into microphones outside a building

E-scooter owners could be prosecuted if children use them on public roads

Sinead McNamara holding up a product wearing protective gloves

Stronger regulation of vape products urged after synthetic cannabinoids found

The late Maxine Maguire (RIP)

Minister extends condolences to family of late Kildare woman

Suicide and self-harm reduction strategy

Change to legal burden of proof for suicide to be considered

‘We don’t want to be here’, say ‘fed up’ striking ambulance workers

Plans in place to bring Irish passengers on virus-hit ship home, say officials

We will not take that step again, minister says of children’s hospital contract

Stress and cost is preventing women from protecting heart health – research

State ‘completely failed’ boy who died after waiting for scoliosis surgery

Residential supports for older people need to increase 60% by 2040 – research

Consultants question Department of Health productivity stats

Investment leads to drastically different productivity changes across hospitals

Department of Health probing consultant ‘productivity conundrum’

Gloster expresses thanks to staff as he reveals he will step down as HSE chief

Rally hears calls for Government to address ‘soaring’ abortion numbers

Nutritional value of hot school meals to be reviewed by Government Staff reporter

CHI informed of hip surgery concerns in 2023, Martin says

Hundreds of young children put through unnecessary hip surgeries – report

Health minister meets pharmacy union to resolve delay in rollout of free HRT

Health minister concerned about spike in trolley numbers after bank holiday

Melissa Byrne

Kildare children are waiting up to year for eye treatment appointments

Safe access zones around abortion services come into effect

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Minister of State relives moment 'bag of cow dung' was flung at her during publi...

Time of expecting social media sites to remove harmful content ‘is over’

IT outage impacts two-thirds of GP practices in Northern Ireland

Two-year deal aims to resolve health budget rows

Cigarette vending machines to be banned in Irish pubs and clubs under new laws

Cigarette vending machines to be banned in Irish pubs and clubs under new laws
The move is being made to stub out underage smoking and follows Cabinet approval in recent weeks to raise the legal age someone can buy cigarettes in Ireland to 21
Justin Kelly

Cigarette vending machines to be banned in Irish pubs and clubs under new laws

Cigarette vending machines to be banned in Irish pubs and clubs under new laws

Further delay to National Children’s Hospital, committee to be told

Calls for ‘urgent action’ to address sex education after contraception use drops

Hospital makes changes after concerns raised about baby head injuries

Harris to consider cap on pay for Department secretaries-general

The Minister for Public Expenditure has defended the salary being paid to the secretary general at the Department of Health insisting it is 'appropriate' given the nature of the role

Minister for Public Expenditure defends 'appropriate' salary of highest-paid civ...

Charity calls for national hearing plan

Mental health service provider transfers operations to HSE

Dr Michael Crotty, Maura Murphy, Aoife Hearne, Aveen Bannon RD, Professor Veronica Campbell and Professor Donal O’Shea | Photo: George Goulding SETU

'Eat less, move more' now outdated, as new approach to tackle obesity emerges

Donnelly ‘not satisfied’ with management of patient flow at some hospitals

Minister for Health confirms wait list times have fallen in 2023

10,000 free home STI kits being ordered every month

Community and voluntary sector agency health workers announce indefinite strike

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Home carer employees to get National Living Wage as new rates confirmed

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Dept of Health fined for data protection infringement

Decade of hospital and ED overcrowding driving up waiting lists, warn consultant...

Health Minister says delivery of hospital beds ‘significantly ahead’ of targets

Up to 20 nursing home charges cases could result in further liabilities – Watt

Up to 20 nursing home charges cases could result in further liabilities – Watt

Attorney General to look into State’s strategy on illegal nursing home charges

Hospital overcrowding should be treated as ‘national crisis’

Up to 1,000 patients face being treated on trolleys in single day – consultants

'Deplorable' - Church leader condemns plan to commission abortion services in NI

Expert review of deceased patients reveals 'significant failures' in care by NI ...

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Irish government confirms purchase of 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

Thousands of nursing home staff are still waiting on pandemic bonus payment

'Staff feel disrespected' - Nursing home workers call on govt to expedite Covid ...

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has announced that Professor Breda Smyth is to be appointed as Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health.

Stephen Donnelly announces the appointment of Professor Breda Smyth as Chief Med...

National infertility charity calls for immediate engagement on public funding for IVF

National infertility charity calls for immediate engagement on public funding fo...

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